Alcohol INjection
All of these installations are to be performed at your own risk!!!!
PAC Box:
The Pump Wires:
Find the spot where you want to put your controller and mount it. I made a plate for it to go in the ashtray area.
Once your car is put back together, you are done!
The first thing you want to do before adding alky to the tank is turn the ignition on and set the blue gain know to the middle position. Next, depress the black test button and observe the turn-on LED wherever you mounted it. You should see that go on and you should also be showing "low washer fluid". If all this checks out, fill the tank with alky. You have different choices here but I run 100% methanol. Start the vehicle and observe the LED.
(WORD FOR WORD from AlkyControl) If all these tests are passed, then your ready for a road check. And on your maiden voyage bring the boost up slowly and as the gauge goes past 4 PSI boost, the turn-on LED will illuminate. If it doesn't, do not continue the test and see why the MAP sensor isn't working. This is very important.
If it does work correctly, then proceed to increase the boost level observing how the engine feels and assure there is no surging when the system is spraying. If this part is passed, watch your knock readings, and roll into the throttle to your desired boost level. Stabbing the throttle on some cars can induce false knock. Just trying to make sure what you see is real or false. Also observe the turn-on LED and it will change color from red to green when initial pressure is developed. This can be changed via the adjusting screw on top of the pump. Outward decreases activation pressure, inward increases it. Typically I (AlkyControl) will set so it comes on early on. You may find our setting to be acceptable. Adjusting this screw has no affect on the system or its delivery. Its for changing when the LED indicator flips color.
From this point fine tuning of the system can be performed.
(Fine Tuning)
Although most cars will work with the system setup as is from factory default settings, this is just a guideline. With the gain know (blue) turned to minimum, you should see some knock but not a whole lot. Typically less than 2 degrees at WOT. Increasing the gain knob should make the motor go to zero knock. If your setting is at minimum and you don't see any knock, you may have too much alcohol being sprayed. The adjustment that affects this is the knob inside the PAC controller labeled "INITIAL". Turning this screw counterclockwise reduces the ramp and puts less alcohol/water into the motor. Small adjustments make big changes. Repeat the procedure until the motor just has enough alcohol to curb the detonation, but not too much.
On certain applications, whereby chip/fueling is adjustable, it may be beneficial to increase the initial and lower the fueling whereby upping the flow of alcohol through the motor.
Individual results may vary. Enjoy the product.
(Interference)
On some types of scan-tools it may be possible the PWM signal to drive the pump can give erroneous readings. The simple fix is to run the power to the PAC red wire from a relay switched battery source. The following is an overview how this is accomplished only if needed. A wire of suitable gauge 10-12, is run from battery " + " terminal to the inside of the vehicle. A 20 amp fuse is recommended at the batter connection. Then a 30 amp bosch style relay is used. Terminals on relay will be connected as follows, 30 Battery input, 87 PAC red, 85 Ground, 86 Ignition switched.
When the ignition is applied to the relay, its contacts close applying power form the battery straight to the controller. Thus isolating completely its power from all vehicle electrical. Again this step may not be needed, this information is provided as a just in case.
Step (As Always!):
Beer.
P.S. If you have any problems with the install you can contact support at the info provide on your instruction sheet.
